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Hippology Academy 2021
Online course for youth & adults. Practice tests, slides, digital stations, & twice weekly lectures in 6 content areas. Participants can interact with equine professors from Universities across the United States!
Topics covered will be:
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- Equipment and Riding Styles
- Stallion Reproductive Anatomy
- External Parasites
- Pasture Management
- Donkeys
- Equine Breeds
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This course is targeted for older youth and adults.
Bronze Level = $50. Access to content until August 8.
Silver Level = $100. Includes 6-week access to instructors to ask questions, …
Judging Horse Events – Equitation over Fences
The class “Equitation over Fences” is judged primarily on these criteria:
- how riders are positioned on the horse
- how effective they are in using their aids while communicating with their mount when completing a course.
All of the following information is provided by the AQHA Official Handbook 2014. Be sure to familiarize yourself with each organization’s rules and regulations before judging this class.
Course Requirements
The course may prove to be more challenging than a typical working hunter course …
Judging Horse Events – Western Riding
The western riding class is one of flying lead changes. It is a combination of control and skills, mixing techniques from trail, reining, and equitation. This judged event is not timed.
The horse is judged on these criteria:
- Quality of gaits
- Lead changes at the lope
- Response to the rider
- Manners and disposition
Different associations provide multiple patterns. Pattern II of AQHA is displayed below.
Lead Changes
- Must be done in a collected and controlled manner.
- Change
Judging Horse Events – Reining
Exhibitors in a reining class individually perform a specified pattern.
The generally accepted guidelines for reining set forth by the National Reining Horse Association are as follows:
- To rein a horse is not only to guide it but also to control its every movement.
- The best reined horse should be willingly guided or controlled with little or no apparent resistance and dictated to completely.
- Any movement on its own must be considered a lack of control.
- All
Judging Horse Events – Timed Event Classes
Timed event classes may also be referred to as “games,” “gymkhanas,” or “O-Mok-See.” Generally in these classes, the fastest time wins. Deviating from the described rules or pattern will result in either a time penalty or disqualification, depending on the rule infraction.
Judging
A judge’s primary responsibilities are to:
- supervise the class to make sure rules are followed.
- make sure the course is set up as prescribed by the appropriate rulebook.
- read over the rulebook prior to
Judging Horse Events – Cattle Classes
It is important to understand that there is a difference when judging cattle classes under a breed association’s rules and regulations versus a jackpot or rodeo event. The following descriptions and penalties will be based on the rules and regulations of a breed association.
- Breed associations (AQHA, APHA, etc.): judged on the performance of the horse
- Jackpot, rodeo, etc.: judged on time
Roping Events
The purpose of a roping class is to provide an opportunity for the horse to demonstrate …
Judging Horse Events – Jumping
Several competitive events involve horses jumping over an obstacle or a series of obstacles. Although they all involve jumping, there are specific differences among the disciplines. These classes are also offered either at breed shows (AQHA, APHA, etc.) or at discipline-based shows (USEF, USEA, USHJA).
- Show Jumping — Horse and rider are scored only on time and successful clearing of all fences.
- Hunters over Fences — Horses and rider are judged on form
Judging Horse Events – Hunter Hack
This class is the beginning of the over-fences classes. The purpose is to give horses an opportunity to show their expertise over low fences and on the flat.
The horse should move in the same style as a working hunter.
Judging
The class will be judged on these criteria:
- Even hunting pace
- Manners
- Way of going
- Jumping style
The class has two components:
- Fence work, which represents 70% of the score (scored the same as working hunter
Judging Horse Events — Hunter under Saddle/Hunter Pleasure
“Hunter under Saddle” and “Hunter Pleasure” are different terms used by different organizations to describe very similar classes that have these requirements:
- Riders must exhibit a horse with a bright, alert expression.
- Horse must have gaits that show its working hunter potential.
- Gaits must be free flowing, ground covering, and athletic.
- Contestants compete simultaneously.
- Must travel around the perimeter of the arena and perform a walk, trot, and canter using both directions of the arena
Judging
The event is judged …